Tate
Meaning of Tate
Tate is a compact burst of sunshine, rooted in the Old Norse word “teitr,” meaning “cheerful”—so it practically shows up smiling on the birth certificate. Worn for centuries as a British surname (think the famed Tate galleries) before leaping the pond as a first name, it carries both creative cachet and down-to-earth charm. Its single syllable lands with the sure-footed ease of a skateboard trick—perhaps why actor Tate Donovan and Olympic skater Tate Carew help keep it in the pop-culture spotlight. In the U.S. charts, Tate has been quietly climbing like ivy, nudging into the Top 200 for 2024, which hints at just-right familiarity without feeling overgrown. Parents who pick it love that it’s easy to spell, impossible to mispronounce (it’s simply “tayt”), and wraps a lot of upbeat attitude into four tidy letters. For a son you hope will meet the world with a grin and a dash of creative spirit, Tate feels like an effortless fit.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as tayt (/teɪt/)
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Notable People Named Tate
| Tate Rosner McRae is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and dancer who rose to fame as the first Canadian finalist on So You Think You Can Dance, later signing with RCA and breaking out with You Broke Me First and the most streamed female EP of 2021 on Spotify, Too Young to Be Sad. |
| Tate Donovan is an American actor, comedian, and television director known for Damages and The OC, voicing Hercules for Disney, and starring with Sandra Bullock in Love Potion No 9. |
| Tate Martell, born Tathan, is an American former college football quarterback and wide receiver who played at Ohio State, Miami, and UNLV. |
| Bryan Tate Steinsiek is an American special effects and prosthetic makeup artist known for the Syfy series Face Off and for work on Law and Order, Clash of the Gods, and The Amazing Spider Man. |
| Tate Taylor is an American filmmaker and actor best known for directing The Help, Get On Up, and The Girl on the Train. |
| Tate Claude George is an American former NBA guard from UConn, drafted 22nd by the New Jersey Nets in 1990, who played four seasons with the Nets and Milwaukee Bucks and averaged 4.2 points per game. |
| James Tate Ellington is an American actor known for playing Aidan Hall, best friend to Tyler Hawkins, in the 2010 romantic drama Remember Me. |
| Tate McDermott is an Australian rugby union scrum half for the Queensland Reds and the Australian national team. |
